The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1887-06-16


George w. Childs of Philadelphia
has splendid wine cellar, filled with
the cream of the best vineyards, but
he never drinks anything stronger
than Apollinaris water himself.
John NJ. Dyer OF northern Ver-
mont, who died recently, was an inn
,nense man, over six feet tall and of
800 pounds weight. 1t was necessary
to make coffin for him, and no
hearse was large enough to carry it;
so it was taken through the front win
dow of the house and placed in an ex-
press wagon, which was barely large
enough to receive it.
Dan Rice, the old clown, Indignantly
denies that he is a poor man. He
says: "If to c-,n 100000 acres of
land in Texas and New Mexico, and
1000 in Calhoun county, Miss, and
1000 in Lincoln county, Ark, is to be
abiectly poor, then am poor indeed"
What is thought to be the shortest
courtship and quickest marriage on
record have just taken place at Green
River City. Frank Tracy went into a
restaurant for supper, where he was
tainted by one of the mattresses at
being q bachelor He at once pro-
posed, and within thirty minutes Miss
Hannah Wilson and Frank Tracy
were man and wife.
Mark Twain may not be much of
humorist, but he is a good fnancier.
In his reading tour with Cable, two
years ago, he paid the latter $500
week and expenses for four months
and cleared SIG, 900 on the deal.
A preacher of Salina. Neb., recently
made requisition for half-fare ticket,
in accordance with the new regulations
of one of the Western roads which re-
quire an affidavit from ministers, to
the effect that they are regularly or
dained clergyman and engaged in no
other business or occupation. In the
Nebraska preachers certificate, after
the words II am engaged in no other
business or occupation was added
the phrase 'But in preaching the I'M
suchible richs of Gods word"
Clerical Gent Ito fellow-passenger)-
"Have you ever thought that In the
midst of life we are in death?" Eel
low-P assenger-"Often." "Have you
reflected that at any moment we may
be hurled into eternity, and that we
ought to be prepared for that event?"
"Pve said so million times" ''Is it
possible that I am speaking to q
brother clergyman? l judged from
your dress" "Pm an insurance
agent. Just let me show you few
figures"
It is said that when Alexander
Mitchell was banker in Milwaukee
there was once arun on his bank. On
the second day of the run an old
Scotchman entered the bank, covered
with mud, and carrying pair of sad
dlebags. He could not gain access to
Mr.. Mitchell on account of the crowd,
but he shouted out to him, holding
up the saddlebags: "Aleck, mon, I
heard We hod a room on yer bank, and
l bring We all I>have, mon-$2, 900 in
gold" The crowd contemplated the
old Scotchman for moment, and
then began to drop out of the line, and
in less than an hour the run had
ceased.
An Italian doctor who vaccinated
the women in the Sultan's seragllo in
Constantinople, $50 in number, did
not get much fun out of his job. The
operations took place in a large hall
under the supervision of four gigantic
eunuchs. The surgeon was stationed
in front of a huge screen and the
women were concealed behind it. The
women thrust their arms through a
hole in the screen just large enough
for the purpose, one after another,
and it was impossible for the surgeon
to get even a glimpse of his patients.
Furthermore, two eunuchs threw q
shawl over his face instantly an oper-
alton was concluded. and did not re-
move it till the next arm was placed
In position.
An Essex man has the biggest appe-
tite in all Massachusetts,, if not in the
United States. He eats vast auanti-
ties of food, but all to no purpose,
for he is growing weaker and thinner.
Doctors have tried in vain to cure him,
and once, at the advice OF one of them,
he abstained for fifty. two hours from
eating anything But the suffering
during that period was most intense,
and finding he could stand it no Ion
ger, he started in and ate continuous
ly for twenty-seven minutes as fast
as he could bolt down the food. Then
he walked out into the yard, and. still
feeling hungry, immediately reentered
the house and repeated the operation
OF few minutes before. At the end
of the second meal he was still hum
cry but was afraid to eat any more.